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Dominant:a woman or man who assumes sexual (and possibly more far-reaching) control over a submissive partner.Slave:someone who has made a commitment to surrender sexual control to a dominant. In lifestyle slavery, the slave commits to a total power exchange in which the dominant's power goes beyond the realm of sex and enters daily affairs.
TPE:the acronym for "total power exchange," usually referring to a lifestyle relationship (see below) in which the submissive grants the dominant blanket consent to make all decisions, erotic and otherwise
24/7:refers to a lifestyle relationship in which partners are living together or one in which the power dynamic is a constant
Lifestylers:people who assume their dominant, submissive, top or bottom roles as a way of life. Lifestyle relationships are role-based, but not role-play. |
these definitions are from Dr. Gloria Brame's book "COME HITHER: a commonsense guide to kinky sex" |
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